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verb (1)

past tense of swarm
1
as in flocked
to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers meeting little resistance, the pirates swarmed the decks of the merchant ship

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2
as in buzzed
to be copiously supplied at this time of year that Mexican resort swarms with college students on spring break

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swarmed

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verb (2)

past tense of swarm
as in climbed
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling one of the physical challenges had competitors swarming over a pile of logs

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Recent Examples of swarmed
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Beyond being used to stalk innocent people, the cameras have also swarmed random individuals with over-the-top police responses, including a journalist. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026 The summertime trail is swarmed by black flies, tiny but blood-crazed. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 When word spread locally that Ruth was hospitalized, concerned fans swarmed not only the hospital, but other places that might be sources of information. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 As blood poured from Salgado’s body, other men swarmed the van, and Victor was yanked outside. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Krukow says ‘thank you’ to fans Fans have swarmed to support Krukow, with hundreds of positive comments and thousands of likes filling up the various social media posts announcing his retirement. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The challenge was to see how many passes each team could complete before they were dispossessed as opponents swarmed all over them. — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Jerseys have swarmed the fashion capitols, and not just for sports fanatics. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026 According to his account, one exit was blocked by security personnel while attackers swarmed the other side of the backstage area. — Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swarmed
  1. flocked
  2. buzzed
  3. climbed
  4. crowded
  5. burst
  6. scrambled
  7. bulged
  8. clambered
Verb
  • Orzabal has a theory about why this new, younger fan base has flocked to their work.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Picture show Millions of people across Europe flocked outside yesterday to catch a breathtaking sunset paired with a solar eclipse.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of flocked
Verb
  • Solitary bees buzzed through the purple flowers of the California aster.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of buzzed
Verb
  • Now, as my anxiety climbed, the smell was becoming inseparable from the fear.
    — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of climbed
Verb
  • The leaderboard, topped by Wyndham Clark (64-64 — 128), is crowded halfway through the second of three legs of golf’s end-of-season FedEx Cup Playoffs.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
  • But that position’s crowded with Fortner, Hecht, a fifth-round pick from Kansas State, and the versatile Christensen.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crowded
Verb
  • The Briton burst onto the scene last season, and already has 19 professional wins — his Vuelta debut has been much anticipated as Visma search for Van Aert’s long-term replacement.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pritzker celebrated the groundbreaking of several new data centers in Illinois before AI significantly burst onto the scene, including the opening of Meta’s data center in DeKalb in November 2023.
    — Ben Szalinski, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of burst
Verb
  • Instead of letting go of the ball and throwing with anticipation, Mendoza scrambled.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wasserman Schultz is seeking her 12th term by running in a new district after Republicans scrambled the state’s congressional map earlier this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrambled
Verb
  • My husband Grant Wahl's bulged and burst, at an age when this disease usually means something inherited.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • That ball found the head of Jude Bellingham, whose diving header bulged the net and opened the scoring.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of bulged
Verb
  • Several members equipped with climbing harnesses clambered up a small tree on the school’s front lawn and dangled from its limbs on climbing ropes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Cars honked their horns and cyclists pulled over to tune in as flags fluttered in the wind, fans clambered to see the screen, and people hugged and shouted.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 17 June 2026
Definition of clambered

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